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In Latin America, is there a link between abortion rights and democracy?

  • Written by Larissa Arroyo Navarrete, Professor of Human Rights, University of Costa Rica

Three-quarters of all abortions in Latin America are performed illegally, putting the woman’s life at risk. Together with Africa and Asia, the region accounts for many of the 17.1 million unsafe abortions performed globally each year, according to a new report in The Lancet, published jointly with the Guttmacher Institute, a research and...

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